John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is among the most important books in philosophy ever written. It is also a difficult work dealing with many themes, including the origin of ideas; the extent and limits of human knowledge; the philosophy of perception; and religion and morality. This volume is original in that it focuses on the last two of these topics and provides a clear and insightful survey of these overlooked aspects of Locke's best known work. Four eminent Locke scholars present authoritative discussions of Locke's view on the ethics of belief, personal identity, free will and moral theory. Contributors include John Passmore (Australian National University), Harold Noonan (Birmingham University), Vere Chappell (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and Daniel Flage (James Madison University).
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Gary Fuller is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University. Robert Stecker is Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University and author of Artworks: Definition, Meaning, Value (1997). John P. Wright is Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University and co-editor of Psyche and Soma: Physicians and Metaphysicians on the Mind/Body Problem (forthcoming 2000).
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SINCE it is the Understanding that sets Man above the rest of Beings, and gives him all the Advantage and Dominion, which he has over them; it is certainly a Subject, even for its Nobleness, worth our Labour to enquire into. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ind fferency, one thinking substance, steady existence, innate practical principles, innate moral principles, two right ones, intermediate ideas, traditional revelation, moral names, insensible parts, present uneasiness, nominal essence, same thinking thing, epistemic duties, unknown essence, innate principles, descriptive laws, free volitions, been shewn, immaterial spirit, mixed modes, reason whereof, moral words, animal identity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Locke, Clarendon Press, Cambridge University Press, Julius Caesar, Mind of Man, Societies of Men, Dictates of Reason, Humane Laws, Mad Man, New York, Species of Things, Word Essence, Actions of the Mind, Gilbert Ryle, History of Mankind, Idea of God, Idea of Substance, Matters of Religion, Mens Minds, Oeuvres de Descartes, Principles of Knowledge, The Civil Law New!
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SINCE it is the Understanding that sets Man above the rest of Beings, and gives him all the Advantage and Dominion, which he has over them; it is certainly a Subject, even for its Nobleness, worth our Labour to enquire into. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ind fferency, one thinking substance, steady existence, innate practical principles, innate moral principles, two right ones, intermediate ideas, traditional revelation, moral names, insensible parts, present uneasiness, nominal essence, same thinking thing, epistemic duties, unknown essence, innate principles, descriptive laws, free volitions, been shewn, immaterial spirit, mixed modes, reason whereof, moral words, animal identity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Locke, Clarendon Press, Cambridge University Press, Julius Caesar, Mind of Man, Societies of Men, Dictates of Reason, Humane Laws, Mad Man, New York, Species of Things, Word Essence, Actions of the Mind, Gilbert Ryle, History of Mankind, Idea of God, Idea of Substance, Matters of Religion, Mens Minds, Oeuvres de Descartes, Principles of Knowledge, The Civil Law New!
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- An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: 2 Vols. in 1 (Great Books in Philosophy) by John Locke on 9 pages
- Some Thoughts Concerning Education (Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke) by John Locke on 4 pages
- A Letter Concerning Toleration: Humbly Submitted (Hpc Classics Series) by John Locke in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- John Locke by Richard I. Aaron on page 162, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Personal Identity: Volume 22, Part 2 (Social Philosophy and Policy) (v. 22) by Ellen Frankel Paul on page 188, and Back Matter
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- Matters That Matter Vol. 1 by Daniel Taddeo on page 46, and page 210
- The Skeptic's Oakeshott by Steven Anthony Gerencser in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- John Locke: En Essay Concerning Human Understanding in Focus (Routledge Philosophers in Focus Series) by Gary Fuller in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Locke (The Routledge Philosophers) by E.J. Lowe on page 21, and Back Matter
- Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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